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Offbeat
2:00 pm
Wed April 17, 2013

Ann Arbor nuns going to finals on 'American Bible Challenge' game show

Credit Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist / Facebook
Sisters Evangeline, Maria Suso, and Peter Joseph appearing on GSN's 'American Bible Challenge.'

Sure, the three sisters from Ann Arbor's Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist are probably going to beat you in a game of trivia about the Bible.

But you wouldn't expect them to take you on the physical challenges as well.

It turns out Sister Evangeline, Sister Peter Joseph and Sister Maria Suso are pretty darn good at flipping forks into glasses:

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Sports
1:00 am
Fri February 8, 2013

Super Bowl XLVII: A 20-to-1 ratio of ads to action

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A view of jumbotron advertisements inside Mercedez-Benz Superdome before the Superbowl XLVII

Super Bowl XLVII provided us with thrills, spills and record electric bills – plus a football game somewhere in there. 

Congratulations! 

You not only survived that annual orgy of conspicuous consumption called the Super Bowl, you also survived the two weeks of endless stories without news that lead up to the big day. 

And when the big game arrives, what is our reward?  On the one day we actually look forward to watching TV ads, they were so bland and boring and just plain bad, we had no choice but to turn our attention to the actual football game.

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Offbeat
1:59 pm
Mon December 17, 2012

Bigfoot visits Michigan

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A Michigan woman plays her recording of a possible Bigfoot at a townhall meeting in Prudenville.

You may not have seen it in the latest Pure Michigan ad, but the state would be a great place for any Bigfoot looking to relocate.

So says, Cliff Barackman a researcher for the reality television show “Finding Bigfoot.”

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Arts & Culture
12:30 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Remembering Sonny Eliot (VIDEO)

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Sonny Eliot

Sonny Eliot, Detroit radio and television pioneer, died this morning at his home in Farmington Hills.

He was 91.

For those who don't remember Eliot, he might be best known for his role as Detroit's star weatherman. Eliot had a quick wit and predilection for puns.

Here is a taste:

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